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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Adopt A Less Adoptable Pet Week: Bombay the Black Cat

Today's guest blogger is, once again, Michelle Cour. She spoke with Bombay, a three year old cat available for adoption from Wayside Waifs in Kansas City.

Hi, I’m Bombay and I’m an all black
domestic shorthair cat. As cute as I am, you’d think I’d have found a home by
now, but I’m still stuck at the shelter. We black cats have a really hard time
finding families. Some people never got over that old superstition of black
cats and witches (witches, really? – this is the 21st century,
folks). Some people may have been outside when it’s dark and one of us walked
in front of them. Scared them too; not because we’re snarly or evil, they just
got startled they didn’t see us coming. And some folks believe that deal about
good guys - white hats, bad guys - black hats. It wasn’t true for cowboys and it ain’t true for cats neither! Thanks
for letting me vent. I needed that! Ahem…

Okay, I
admit sometimes it’s hard to see details of our pretty faces clearly. A black
nose no matter how cute doesn’t stand out very well against black fur. And
unless our photographer takes us into a sunny room for our photo shoot, you
really don’t see all the beautiful coppery brown tones in our fur and underfur.
Gorgeous! You’d pay hundreds of dollars for highlights like this at the salon, ladies!
So please, next time you’re shopping for a cat, please consider us.

Here are the
top 10 reasons to own a black cat:

10.You can always find your black cat in the snow. For Florida, easy to find on any light colored surface
such as carpeting or the beach.9. Black goes with
everything and it’s a powerful color. It's true. You know it. We know
it. You've got your black power suit, your little black dress, best black heels
etc.8. Black cats look like little panthers.
Their regal breeding is very apparent under their sleek black
coats.7. A black cat will match any
décor. You won't have to redecorate your house to coordinate with your cat.
They go with gold brocade, white velvet, pink moiré etc.

4.Black cats have more fun. You only thought
it was blondes that had more fun, look at their black roots.

3.Black
cats try harder to make up for the image they somehow got of being scary or
evil. We’re nothing like that. We go overboard to be as affectionate and loving
as any fluffy white, pink-nosed bunny kitty could be.2. Love
knows no color! Black cats don’t care what color YOUR hair is! Turning
grey or falling out? Fine with us.

And the # 1 reason to adopt a black cat is that Black Cats
are the least likely to get adopted! We
need you. You seem like a really nice person reading about us, kind and
open-minded. So come meet a few of us and take one or two home today.
Otherwise, I’ll have to put an evil spell on you.Just kidding!

Thanks Bombay and thanks again Michelle! So many great reasons to adopt a black cat. If you're not in the Kansas City area to give Bombay a forever home, there are always plenty of black cats to choose from in your area.

M can attest to the fact that black cats are more loveable (if you could black and white as falling in that category). She's had one black one and then me. She says dat me and Pepper were for sure the most loveable.

Bombay is one of my favorite cats at Wayside Waifs right now. She follows me around, she really just wants someone to hang out with who will play with her and give her some attention. When she's had enough, she will walk away. She's terrific!